Washington Capitals: Top 10 best scorers of all-time

#1 Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is the number one scorer of all time not only in Washington Capitals history but in NHL history. Once he breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record he will cement it if he hasn’t already.

As I am writing this, Ovechkin has just returned to D.C. and has taken part in Caps informal workouts at MedStar Capitals Iceplex ahead of training camp which opens on September 22nd. Fresh after signing a five year contract extension, Ovechkin needs to average just 33 goals over the next five seasons to catch the great one.

The Caps posted an Instagram pic of a smiling Ovechkin with the caption “yo bro who got you smiling like that?”

Ovechkin is coming off a 24 goal season where he added 18 assists for 42 points in 45 games. He has 730 goals in his career and needs 164 to catch Gretzky. Once he scores his first goal of the season, he will tie Marcel Dionne for fifth place on the NHL’s all time scoring list.

It is going to be a lot of fun getting to watch Ovechkin climb up the goal scoring ladder for the next five years. It is a storied career, great memories and memories to come that we cannot take for granted.